Shen Xian's Wooden Comb

Afterward.

In the room... or, more precisely, the bridal chamber.

Shen Xian stood at the doorway in a bright red wedding gown, her black hair hanging loosely and a faint smile gracing her delicate face. Her eyes were clear and lively. Tilting her head, she lifted the corners of her eyes slightly and said:

"Hehe, I'm off now~!"

"So... that... is what it feels like..."

"Oh... no naughty thoughts, no naughty thoughts! I'm a proper lady!"

"The comb beside the bed is your compensation!"

"Maybe we'll meet again!"

"Hehe!"

With that said...

Shen Xian turned her slender figure, transforming into a gust of cold wind that pushed open the door and vanished in an instant.

Lin Yu stared at the empty doorway, an odd sense of absurdity rising inside him...

Why did it feel like...

I'd just been used by a female ghost?

She even compensated me afterward.

Was that how this was supposed to work?

A human's first time and a ghost's first time had happened just like that...

Before they started, Shen Xian had even remembered to use her yin energy to clean Lin Yu from head to toe, so he now felt refreshed, and his body was clean too...

Lin Yu shook his head and picked up a wooden comb from beside the bed. It was the exact color of blood, with a faint fragrance lingering around it. Shen Xian had always kept this comb close and used it herself, and now it had become a supernatural item.

But...

How was he supposed to use it?

Holding it, Lin Yu could feel the powerful yin energy contained within the wooden comb.

As for how to use it, he would have to figure that out himself.

Maybe...

Once midnight passed and his Analysis uses refreshed...

He could spend one use of Analysis on this wooden comb.

A supernatural item was worth spending one use on. It wouldn't be a waste.

As for the wooden comb's name...

He'd call it [Shen Xian's Wooden Comb].

After all, she had given it to him.

Lin Yu put away the wooden comb just as the twelve-hour mark arrived.

A dose of Gene Enhancement Fluid was delivered onto the bed by the light screen, accompanied by a voice from the screen.

[Successfully spent 12 hours with the Red-Dressed Female Ghost. Challenge completed.]

At that moment...

Time in the two different worlds fell back into sync.

Because time had flowed differently, twelve hours had passed for Lin Yu here, while only five minutes had passed outside.

As the broadcast resumed...

Everyone outside turned their eyes back to the syringe of F-Rank Gene Enhancer on the bed. Excitement, jealousy, and greed filled their eyes, and even their breathing quickened!

This was a dose of Gene Enhancement Fluid that could turn an ordinary person's life around!

One injection...

And they could become a superhuman among ordinary people!

The survivors' envious, jealous voices kept ringing out.

"If I'd known Option A was this easy, that all you had to do was sleep with a female ghost to get Gene Enhancement Fluid, I'd have gone too!"

"Fuck, so what if it means screwing the undead? My sword's still sharp!"

"And... that ghost was so damn pretty! Fuck! He really lucked out!"

"Damn it, this Lin Yu is probably going to lord it over us now..."

"He really is..."

The survivors wore ugly expressions as they all realized the same cruel truth: once Lin Yu injected the Gene Enhancement Fluid, he would leave them so far behind that they could never catch up...

Even if genetic enhancement couldn't compare to being a Transcendent, it was still far beyond an ordinary person!

Zhou Mei looked utterly distraught, muttering resentfully:

"Impossible... how could he have succeeded..."

"If he becomes enhanced, what am I supposed to do?"

"I..."

The thought of having offended Lin Yu sent a chill down Zhou Mei's spine.

But what she didn't know was...

Lin Yu had never considered her worth his attention.

The team's Transcendents watched Lin Yu on the screen with varying expressions.

Yellow Hair's eyes were full of envy:

"Fuck, he's so damn lucky. Still, once he injects that Gene Enhancement Fluid, he'll be qualified to be my lackey."

Yellow Hair's eyes brightened slightly, as though he thought having another lackey like Lin Yu...

Couldn't hurt!

Behind his glasses, Shen Sui's eyes remained calm. Of course he wanted the Gene Enhancement Fluid too, but he had made Lin Yu a promise. He wouldn't seize it by force and break his own rules.

Unless... Lin Yu was willing to make a fair trade...

He wouldn't shortchange Lin Yu either.

Of course...

He didn't think Lin Yu would give him that chance.

Ye Qing lightly rested a slender finger against her chin, her lovely voice carrying a hint of temptation:

"Should I... rob him?"

Zhai Guang licked his dry lower lip. His savage eyes were filled with greed, ready to stop at nothing!

If another Transcendent had obtained the Gene Enhancement Fluid...

He would certainly have been jealous.

But not enough to resort to any means necessary!

But if it was Lin Yu...

An ordinary person...

Then he had only himself to blame.

A cold glint flashed through Zhai Guang's eyes. He looked toward the empty patch of ground where Lin Yu had stood before entering [Choice], then silently crept over.

That dose of Gene Enhancement Fluid...

He had to have it!

No one could stop him!

Not even Shen Sui!

Just then, on the screen...

Lin Yu picked up the Gene Enhancement Fluid from the bed. Without the slightest hesitation, he drove the needle hard into his arm, then pressed down the plunger without batting an eye, injecting the entire dose into his arm.

Then...

Lin Yu smiled, as though he were smiling through the screen at the survivors outside.

He had already said it.

This syringe of Gene Enhancement Fluid belonged to him alone.

No one could take it!

Even before participating in [Choice], Lin Yu had decided that he had to inject it inside the Instance.

Otherwise...

Once he went outside...

There was no telling what would happen!

The live broadcast stopped, freezing on Lin Yu's smile.

Seeing this through the screen, Zhai Guang's vicious eyes suddenly widened. Intense resentment and jealousy erupted inside him. He clenched his teeth, his face twisting into a hideous expression, and couldn't help roaring in fury:

"Fuck!"

"God fucking damn it!"

What right did an ordinary person have to inject Gene Enhancement Fluid?

What right?!

He was a Transcendent, and even he had never injected any!

How had this damned ordinary person dared?!

Zhai Guang completely lost it!

Lin Yu's injection had ruined his carefully laid plans yet again.

Shen Sui's gaze remained calm, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

Just as he had expected, someone as smart as Lin Yu would never bring something so valuable outside.

Yellow Hair scratched his cheek, glanced at the raging Zhai Guang, and burst out laughing:

"Hahahahahaha!"

[Choice] ended, and Lin Yu was teleported out.

Unable to control the negative emotions inside him, Zhai Guang charged up to Lin Yu, resentment and fury churning in his eyes. His face twisted viciously as he demanded, "Who the fuck told you to inject it?"

"You're an ordinary person! How did you dare?"

"You think you're worthy?"

Zhai Guang was like an enraged male lion...

Uh, no.

A rabid lion.